197
197
Oct 12, 2012
10/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 197
favorite 0
quote 0
he will continue to attract the deficit. he'll look at the tax reform which i think is very important, if you get any help from the republicans whatsoever which he got none of for the last two years we'll see real tax reforms and the implication of the tax codes and he'll get his jobs bill passed if the congress will cooperate which they haven't done for two years. >> tom stemberg, your reaction to howard's definition here and your agenda? larry, when you've been in office for four years, you shouldn't be evaluated on your plans. you should be evaluated on your performance, it's at best, d-minus and our jobs situation are running trillion dollar deficits and america's dollar and the stock price, if you will, is at an all-time low and that's not a good record. >> excuse me, our stock price is up tremendously since barack obama took office. wall street's done really well. the reason is corporate profits. >> our currency. >> our economy is recovering and the people know it. >> thank you very much. tom stemberg, ceo of staples.
he will continue to attract the deficit. he'll look at the tax reform which i think is very important, if you get any help from the republicans whatsoever which he got none of for the last two years we'll see real tax reforms and the implication of the tax codes and he'll get his jobs bill passed if the congress will cooperate which they haven't done for two years. >> tom stemberg, your reaction to howard's definition here and your agenda? larry, when you've been in office for four years,...
199
199
Oct 10, 2012
10/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 199
favorite 0
quote 0
we have a $1 trillion deficit as far as the eye can see. hopefully democrats will be willing to give something on entitlement reform and republicans will be able to compromise on some of their issues as well. but this is not easy. this is not easy at all. that's why i think we all ought to give the gang of eight the widest possible latitude to come up with some type of a bipartisan compromise, but it won't be easy. >> handicap it, both of you. are we going to solve the fiscal cliff before we get to january 1? >> i think president obama holds all the cards here because basically if congress does nothing, the bush tax cuts are going to expire completely. and by the way, that would solve many of our fiscal problems over the next decade. let's remember, those bush tax cuts were meant to be temporary. temporary. >> you'd have to get rid of them for every single income level. >> i was just looking at percentage. >> we cannot afford them now. >> so you would raise taxes on the middle class as well? >> realistically, i think those bush tax cuts hav
we have a $1 trillion deficit as far as the eye can see. hopefully democrats will be willing to give something on entitlement reform and republicans will be able to compromise on some of their issues as well. but this is not easy. this is not easy at all. that's why i think we all ought to give the gang of eight the widest possible latitude to come up with some type of a bipartisan compromise, but it won't be easy. >> handicap it, both of you. are we going to solve the fiscal cliff before...
200
200
Oct 14, 2012
10/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 200
favorite 0
quote 0
they will come up with a deficit reduction plan of some kind. they totally failed and so they came up with this sequestration which is essentially, let's decide what all of us hate the most and put that in the deal so we force some sort of rational agreement. well, the irrational mutual assured destruction is what we now have in law where we are cutting defense, we are cutting things like biomedical research with an ax. it makes absolutely no sense, no person who thought about these things would agree with it but that's where we are. >> one thing i think the president has been unable to do is lead these two groups together. because you can't constantly sit there and watch everybody fighting. what about all the people hanging in the balance? >> i asked the president about this. he says he blames the republicans and so forth. >> they blame him. >> there's blame to go around. there's no question. but, this is so important. this is like fighting a war. you need bipartisan approach and fighting the war is painful and expensive and doing these things
they will come up with a deficit reduction plan of some kind. they totally failed and so they came up with this sequestration which is essentially, let's decide what all of us hate the most and put that in the deal so we force some sort of rational agreement. well, the irrational mutual assured destruction is what we now have in law where we are cutting defense, we are cutting things like biomedical research with an ax. it makes absolutely no sense, no person who thought about these things...
67
67
Oct 11, 2012
10/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 67
favorite 0
quote 0
it's called the deficit. 1,100,000,000,000 bucks. what do you think that is? >> you can't solely tax your way out of it. raises taxes doesn't do a darn thing to change the demographics of a country. or the fact that health care is growing at a faster gdp. you also can't solely cut your way out of it without hurting the truly disadvantaged or without making such significant cuts in education and infrastructure, energy and research that we're not competitive in a knowledge-based global economy. >> i want to ask you, because a lot of this is predicated -- >> can i say one thing on that? >> yeah. >> even if it was a matter of economics you could live life on one extreme or the other. as a matter of political reality you can't. the country is divided on this. whoever wins the election i hope they realize that you have to bring the entire country with you. you have to do this in a bipartisan way. or else we're going to be a very volatile system as we go from one extreme to the other extreme as the parties trade tenures in office. whoever does this is going to have t
it's called the deficit. 1,100,000,000,000 bucks. what do you think that is? >> you can't solely tax your way out of it. raises taxes doesn't do a darn thing to change the demographics of a country. or the fact that health care is growing at a faster gdp. you also can't solely cut your way out of it without hurting the truly disadvantaged or without making such significant cuts in education and infrastructure, energy and research that we're not competitive in a knowledge-based global...
125
125
Oct 11, 2012
10/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 125
favorite 0
quote 0
he said this is the way to look at the deficit. every dollar that we use -- spend for all of our wars is borrowed. that's a great way to get the idea across to the people how serious the deficit problem is. mr. simpson had a great comment. he said we used to think that no congress could be this stupid but i think we were wrong. i'm paraphrasing a little bit but they're putting some pressure on them now. >> i think they're being joined by a number of ceos around the country. the question is whether or not in this type of election year the pressure that is on congress and senators -- i don't know whether it is going to do any good. >> did lloyd blankfein look comfortable or not? i have not seen him look so relaxed. >> speaking of mr. blankfein, folks, i thought it was very interesting when he said i'm more worried about the next five months than i am about the next five years. on that he seems relatively optimistic. he was more optimistic maybe than we might have anticipated on europe. he thought china had had
he said this is the way to look at the deficit. every dollar that we use -- spend for all of our wars is borrowed. that's a great way to get the idea across to the people how serious the deficit problem is. mr. simpson had a great comment. he said we used to think that no congress could be this stupid but i think we were wrong. i'm paraphrasing a little bit but they're putting some pressure on them now. >> i think they're being joined by a number of ceos around the country. the question...
268
268
Oct 12, 2012
10/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 268
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> 180% of gdp, their deficit. we're 9%. so always a good idea to spend more money than you're take manage to try to get out of a recession. that's where you're at right now. so what you're doing is a government telling you that there will be inflation, we're going to keep interest rates very low. what that does, it encourages corporations to invest. the corporation sitting there with $2 trillion on their balance sheets and what they have to do, they have to invest to create jobs. the government is saying you can leave it there and wait for a disaster, but if you do, it will go down in value 4% every year and, therefore, encourage people to lower the dollar. that makes products worth more. so we're trying to encourage people to build products and plants. >> we had lloyd blankfein and simpson and bowles talking about the fiscal cliff. this is what lloyd blankfein had to say. >> i'd be a buyer of the market. goldman sachs would -- we not only value company, we're a company ourselves. we would be assuming that our business woul
. >> 180% of gdp, their deficit. we're 9%. so always a good idea to spend more money than you're take manage to try to get out of a recession. that's where you're at right now. so what you're doing is a government telling you that there will be inflation, we're going to keep interest rates very low. what that does, it encourages corporations to invest. the corporation sitting there with $2 trillion on their balance sheets and what they have to do, they have to invest to create jobs. the...
224
224
Oct 12, 2012
10/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 224
favorite 0
quote 0
the fy-2012 deficit was $1.89 trillion, $207 billion less than the 2011 deficit. the 2012 deficit came in lower than previously forecasted as the treasury department and omb. $121 billion less than forecasted at the mid session review. as a percentage of gdp, says treasury and omb, the fy-2012 deficit was 7% down from 8.7% in fy-2011. the reduction from last year was due to higher receipts and lower outlays resulting in part from a stronger economy. also, a statement from treasury secretary tim geithner accompanying the release of these budget details. quote, the president has put forward a balanced proposal to further strengthen the economy and reduce the country's future deficits. it's time for congress to act on those necessary steps to it help sustain economic growth for years to come. of course, to add the fuel to the budget and deficit debate, fiscal cliff, and obviously ahead of next week's all-important debate between president obama and mitt romney. back to you guys. >> it's going to be fodder for our next conversation, i'm thinking. >> absolutely. right
the fy-2012 deficit was $1.89 trillion, $207 billion less than the 2011 deficit. the 2012 deficit came in lower than previously forecasted as the treasury department and omb. $121 billion less than forecasted at the mid session review. as a percentage of gdp, says treasury and omb, the fy-2012 deficit was 7% down from 8.7% in fy-2011. the reduction from last year was due to higher receipts and lower outlays resulting in part from a stronger economy. also, a statement from treasury secretary tim...
168
168
Oct 12, 2012
10/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 168
favorite 0
quote 0
don't raise the deficit. don't raise taxes on the middle class. and don't lower the share of nblg that is born by the high income earners. he'll say this $5 trillion plan i suppose, it's been discredited by six other studies and even their own deputy campaign manager acknowledged it wasn't correct. >> well, let's talk about this 20%. you have refused and again, to offer specifics on how you would pay for that 20% across the board tax cut. do you actually have the specifics or are you still working on it and that's why you won't tell voters? >> different than this administration, we actually want to have big bipartisan agreements. you see, i understand -- >> do you have the specifics? do you have the math? you know what you're doing? >> [ inaudible ]. >> look at what ronald reagan and tip o'neill did, they worked together out of a framework to lower tax rates and broaden the base, and they worked together to fix that. what we're saying is, here's our framework. lower tax rates 20%. we raise about $1.2 trillion through income taxes. we forgo about $
don't raise the deficit. don't raise taxes on the middle class. and don't lower the share of nblg that is born by the high income earners. he'll say this $5 trillion plan i suppose, it's been discredited by six other studies and even their own deputy campaign manager acknowledged it wasn't correct. >> well, let's talk about this 20%. you have refused and again, to offer specifics on how you would pay for that 20% across the board tax cut. do you actually have the specifics or are you...
259
259
Oct 11, 2012
10/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 259
favorite 0
quote 0
if you let the bush tax cuts expire as a whole, 80% of our deficit problems are taken care of with that, and it's an actual number, it's not 40 billion a year. it's an actual number. >> then you're raising taxes on the middle class. >> right, you're broadening the base. you're not going to be able to do that without -- >> but obama and romney pledged they don't want to raise taxes on the middle class. >> is it a realistic idea two years from now, three years from now? >> that's an important question, because as much as so many people, and i'm one of them, admire simpson-bowles and admire particularly i think the heroic contributions, and they really are, that alan simpson and erskine bowles made to get us close to a the resolution, it is a sweeping tax reform, and historically, tax reform has taken in the modern era years to do. the '86 tax act, the last time we had major tax reform in this country took four years to do, first introduced in '82 and so the idea that in the lame duck session we'll have big tax reform for the first two months of 2013 -- >> bowles and simpson would say get
if you let the bush tax cuts expire as a whole, 80% of our deficit problems are taken care of with that, and it's an actual number, it's not 40 billion a year. it's an actual number. >> then you're raising taxes on the middle class. >> right, you're broadening the base. you're not going to be able to do that without -- >> but obama and romney pledged they don't want to raise taxes on the middle class. >> is it a realistic idea two years from now, three years from now?...
203
203
Oct 9, 2012
10/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 203
favorite 0
quote 0
it's okay to reduce the deficit, just not in my backyard. >> right, right. same issue with oil. >> we'll take a break. we are coming back with the closing countdown and a recap of the date in a moment. >> and just moments away from the kickoff of earnings season. this is what we've been waiting for. alcoa chairman and ceo klaus kleinfeld will join us. you're watching the "closing bell" on cnbc, first in business worldwide. ally bank. why they're always there to talk. i love you, james. don't you love me? i'm a robot. i know. i know you're a robot! but there's more in you than just circuits and wires! uhhh. (cries) a machine can't give you what a person can. that's why ally has knowledgeable people there for you, night and day. ally bank. your money needs an ally. like in a special ops mission? you'd spot movement, gather intelligence with minimal collateral damage. but rather than neutralizing enemies in their sleep, you'd be targeting stocks to trade. well, that's what trade architect's heat maps do. they make you a trading assassin. trade architect. td ame
it's okay to reduce the deficit, just not in my backyard. >> right, right. same issue with oil. >> we'll take a break. we are coming back with the closing countdown and a recap of the date in a moment. >> and just moments away from the kickoff of earnings season. this is what we've been waiting for. alcoa chairman and ceo klaus kleinfeld will join us. you're watching the "closing bell" on cnbc, first in business worldwide. ally bank. why they're always there to talk....
343
343
Oct 11, 2012
10/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 343
favorite 0
quote 0
because according to experts, he'd have to raise taxes on the middle class - or increase the deficit to pay for it. if we can't trust him here... how could we ever trust him here? >>> welcome back to "the kudlow report. "i'm larry kudlow. in this half hour would somebody tell me why barack obama took the past week taking the bait and running against big bird and "sesame street" while his polls it be to plunge? this segment will be brought to you by the letter "o" and the number zero. also on this half house, the one-night showdown between joe biden and paul ryan, we go exclusively inside how ryan prepped for the big night, and what are the main goals for romney and ryan's camp? what are they, and what do they want to say? let's go to robert costa from the national review online danville, cnbc contributor. the debate sunday way. bob costa as you talked to the romney/ryan people today, what phrases jump out? what do you think he wants to get across in at least a minimal way? >> they want to defend mitt romney's positions. they want to go after the obama economic record and reach out to
because according to experts, he'd have to raise taxes on the middle class - or increase the deficit to pay for it. if we can't trust him here... how could we ever trust him here? >>> welcome back to "the kudlow report. "i'm larry kudlow. in this half hour would somebody tell me why barack obama took the past week taking the bait and running against big bird and "sesame street" while his polls it be to plunge? this segment will be brought to you by the letter...
60
60
Oct 11, 2012
10/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 60
favorite 0
quote 0
deficit. >> listen, i agree with that. frankly, simpson-bowles is better than anything else we've got so we might as well take it. there's things to like in here. flattening tax rates and getting rid of deductions? i don't think people realize this but simpson-bowles gets rid of the mortgage interest deduction, it gets rid of major tax expenditures that "cost the u.s." revenue each year. dpou that the economy can operate more efficiently. my comment is it's just not very big given the amount of debate that it engenders. >> brian had a wonderful list of all the things people might do, might open up their wallets once they feel they've got cough dense in their leaders. we have a lot of uncertainty right now. we don't know who is going to be in the white house in november. we don't know what's going to happen with the fiscal cliff. once these things are said and done, how much of an economic boost would you expect? how much confidence would it instill? >> it is a good question. i take my hat off to blankfein especially on tha
deficit. >> listen, i agree with that. frankly, simpson-bowles is better than anything else we've got so we might as well take it. there's things to like in here. flattening tax rates and getting rid of deductions? i don't think people realize this but simpson-bowles gets rid of the mortgage interest deduction, it gets rid of major tax expenditures that "cost the u.s." revenue each year. dpou that the economy can operate more efficiently. my comment is it's just not very big...
240
240
Oct 11, 2012
10/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 240
favorite 0
quote 0
plus the co-chirs of president obama's deficit commission, simpson and bowles. and they'll discuss the economy and friscal issues. 12:30 p.m. eastern.and they'll and fiscal issues. 12:30 p.m. eastern.simpson and . and they'll discuss the economy and fiscal issues. 12:30 p.m. eastern. a lot of questions you could ask that trio. >> he'll have a ton to discuss. also simpson and bowles, sometimes you see the names netted for perhaps treasury secretary. so many reasons no to the miss that interview. >> we're off. coming up next is "squawk box." bob... oh, hey alex. just picking up some, brochures, posters copies of my acceptance speech. great! it's always good to have a backup plan, in case i get hit by a meteor. wow, your hair looks great. didn't realize they did photoshop here. hey, good call on those mugs. can't let 'em see what you're drinking. you know, i'm glad we're both running a nice, clean race. no need to get nasty. here's your "honk if you had an affair with taylor" yard sign. looks good. [ male announcer ] fedex office. save 50% on banners. >>> today's t
plus the co-chirs of president obama's deficit commission, simpson and bowles. and they'll discuss the economy and friscal issues. 12:30 p.m. eastern.and they'll and fiscal issues. 12:30 p.m. eastern.simpson and . and they'll discuss the economy and fiscal issues. 12:30 p.m. eastern. a lot of questions you could ask that trio. >> he'll have a ton to discuss. also simpson and bowles, sometimes you see the names netted for perhaps treasury secretary. so many reasons no to the miss that...
193
193
Oct 10, 2012
10/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 193
favorite 0
quote 0
but 2% gdp growth after you get to an almost 10% deficit spend of $3 trillion out of deficit stimulus, it's not robust growth. what happens in this election is important. clearly people have to get out and vote. what's going to happen on this groundwork and infrastructure of our economy over the next four years is going to be crucial for future generations. >>. no, it's not about infrastructure. it has nothing to do with infrastructure. david, it has to do with mitt romney's brilliant tax reform plan to lower the rates and broaden the base and cap the deductions. we're going to talk about that in the next segment with arthur laffer and jared bernstein. but don't you think there's potential here for a political and economic revolution? and if a pro-growth revolution comes, american entrepreneurs, american small businessmen and women are poised, they are poised to torque up the animal spirits and give this a great lift. i think people in the stock market are missing this, david goldman. >> larry, markets have never been good about predicting elections and discounted them. but the fact i
but 2% gdp growth after you get to an almost 10% deficit spend of $3 trillion out of deficit stimulus, it's not robust growth. what happens in this election is important. clearly people have to get out and vote. what's going to happen on this groundwork and infrastructure of our economy over the next four years is going to be crucial for future generations. >>. no, it's not about infrastructure. it has nothing to do with infrastructure. david, it has to do with mitt romney's brilliant tax...
251
251
Oct 9, 2012
10/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 251
favorite 0
quote 0
and remember in 2009, we had a 16% deficit, a debt of 10% of gdp. that was not a sustainable situation and climbing down from that was going to be painful, whatever way we chose to do it. >> great to see you. thanks so much indeed for joining us and explaining to us the situation. really good to talk to you. >> and stick around, because still to come, strike up the band. it's the parade of u.s. earnings reports. they start with alcoa's results. will investors be singing a happy tune? we'll preview what to expect. bob... oh, hey alex. just picking up some, brochures, posters copies of my acceptance speech. great! it's always good to have a backup plan, happy tune? by a meteor. wow, your hair looks great. didn't realize they did photoshop here. hey, good call on those mugs. can't let 'em see what you're drinking. you know, i'm glad we're both running a nice, clean race. no need to get nasty. here's your "honk if you had an affair with taylor" yard sign. looks good. [ male announcer ] fedex office. now save 50% on banners. >>> investors are bracing for
and remember in 2009, we had a 16% deficit, a debt of 10% of gdp. that was not a sustainable situation and climbing down from that was going to be painful, whatever way we chose to do it. >> great to see you. thanks so much indeed for joining us and explaining to us the situation. really good to talk to you. >> and stick around, because still to come, strike up the band. it's the parade of u.s. earnings reports. they start with alcoa's results. will investors be singing a happy...
53
53
Oct 12, 2012
10/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 53
favorite 0
quote 0
we need large deficits to support profits until the private sector starts to contribute a little bit more on the investment side particularly housing. so in effect, we're in a transition politically, the europeans are making some decisions on spain, and greece and in china they've got a party handover so all around the world the fiscal's in somewhat of a disarray because of the power structure in politics and the monetary authorities are fighting hard to keep the house in order. >> barry my traders are chomping at the bit. steve weiss g at it. we'll go around the horn. >> i used to follow your work when you were in the industrial space and you did great work there. you know more than most strategists what goes on with the underlying companies. having said that, and what's going on with china, how likely does it have to be more china to come in with easing and for europe to put their pains behind them in the form of a bailout with spain in order to get to your target? is that required? >> if you look at year-to-date just since the june 1 rally began, energy is in the lead since june 1
we need large deficits to support profits until the private sector starts to contribute a little bit more on the investment side particularly housing. so in effect, we're in a transition politically, the europeans are making some decisions on spain, and greece and in china they've got a party handover so all around the world the fiscal's in somewhat of a disarray because of the power structure in politics and the monetary authorities are fighting hard to keep the house in order. >> barry...
162
162
Oct 10, 2012
10/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 162
favorite 0
quote 0
because according to experts, he'd have to raise taxes on the middle class - or increase the deficit to pay for it. if we can't trust him here... how could we ever trust him here? >>> it is time. it is time for the "lightning round." on cramer's you say the name -- >> buy, buy, buy! >> sell, sell, sell! >> when i play this sound -- [ buzzer ] >> -- and then the "lightning round" is over. are you ready, skee-daddy? let's start with dave in michigan. dave? >> caller: hey, jim, big detroit tiger boo-yah to you. >> nice. good luck. what is up? >> caller: hey, jim, agnc. i've got it in my retirement fund, and it's been dropping like a rock. and they're saying it's because of qe3. what do you think? >> look, there are issues involving the fact that these particular mortgage real estate investment trusts should not do as well in this particular environment. i think the yield, i think the dividend could go down a little, i don't know. to me, this one and anna lee, they have navigated almost every yield curve. i'm not going to back away from them. maggie in connecticut. >> caller: yes, jim, i
because according to experts, he'd have to raise taxes on the middle class - or increase the deficit to pay for it. if we can't trust him here... how could we ever trust him here? >>> it is time. it is time for the "lightning round." on cramer's you say the name -- >> buy, buy, buy! >> sell, sell, sell! >> when i play this sound -- [ buzzer ] >> -- and then the "lightning round" is over. are you ready, skee-daddy? let's start with dave in...
242
242
Oct 8, 2012
10/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 242
favorite 0
quote 0
we have a credible plan to reduce our budget deficit. that's delivering very low interest rates for us in the markets at the moment. so that is the proof that there's international confidence in our plan. >> bae and eads merger, bigger shareholder says it opposes the deal saying the defense giant would be better left as a stand alone company. and angela merkel faces a difficult reception in ath thens this week, her fist advirst vis greece since the eurozone cry city started. >>> very good morning to you state side especially as we start the new trading week here. columbus day holiday. government closed in the states. the dow trading some 39 points below fair value. not a bad week, up 1.25%. a little more for the dow last week. nasdaq last week was up 0.6%. currently it's indicate $11 1/2 points below fair value. and s&p 500 is some 4.8 below value. so indicated for a negative start this morning. pretty good gains for european stocks. better than u.s. stocks last week. but the ftse global 300 this morning down. two-thirds. xetra dax today
we have a credible plan to reduce our budget deficit. that's delivering very low interest rates for us in the markets at the moment. so that is the proof that there's international confidence in our plan. >> bae and eads merger, bigger shareholder says it opposes the deal saying the defense giant would be better left as a stand alone company. and angela merkel faces a difficult reception in ath thens this week, her fist advirst vis greece since the eurozone cry city started. >>>...
224
224
Oct 11, 2012
10/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 224
favorite 0
quote 0
it was an interesting conversation where we talked about the fiscal cliff, resolving the deficit, and got inside goldman's business a bit. a lot of it was concerned with the warnings. >> if we do nothing, next year you'll have the rate of growth slow to somewhere like 3 to 5%. you'll have unemployment go up another 2% to around above 9%, and 2 million more people will lose their jobs. and we're doing nothing about it. >> it's very serious. i think the candidates know how serious it is. i think they're trying to avoid it, maybe in part because it is so consequential and serious. maybe the ideas that would have to be put forward will be unattractive to some people. obviously we're in a position where new discipline is going to have to be imposed. people are going to be disappointed in the consequence. >> they worship the god of re-election. they're figuring that out and how to duck every hot issue before november 6th. then erskine says the whirlpool of $7 trillion is going to hit us like a rainstorm. >> people are never going to understand how critical this particular time in history is
it was an interesting conversation where we talked about the fiscal cliff, resolving the deficit, and got inside goldman's business a bit. a lot of it was concerned with the warnings. >> if we do nothing, next year you'll have the rate of growth slow to somewhere like 3 to 5%. you'll have unemployment go up another 2% to around above 9%, and 2 million more people will lose their jobs. and we're doing nothing about it. >> it's very serious. i think the candidates know how serious it...
277
277
Oct 11, 2012
10/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 277
favorite 0
quote 0
and can congress be moved toward deficit solutions. finally, what's their prescription for taking on entitlemen entitlements. what's the role of wall street and business is trying to avoid the fiscal cliff we're headed toward and creating deficit or budget sanity out there. >> steve, it's appropriate we're in baseball playoff season. because if the first commission was a swing and a miss, is there going to be some attempt at adjustment if, in fact, there is another try at this? >> you know, that's a good met t for, carl. they're still at bat. it's fascinating to think about the idea that simpson-bowles as a brand seems to have gotten more popular. people seem to know simpson-bowles at least in the general or broader public. certainly in the media. when you dig down and see what's been happening inside the beltway, it looks like simpson-bowles has become less popular. i think they're still up at bat. i think they have several more swings.
and can congress be moved toward deficit solutions. finally, what's their prescription for taking on entitlemen entitlements. what's the role of wall street and business is trying to avoid the fiscal cliff we're headed toward and creating deficit or budget sanity out there. >> steve, it's appropriate we're in baseball playoff season. because if the first commission was a swing and a miss, is there going to be some attempt at adjustment if, in fact, there is another try at this? >>...
74
74
Oct 9, 2012
10/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 74
favorite 0
quote 0
because according to experts, he'd have to raise taxes on the middle class - or increase the deficit to pay for it. if we can't trust him here... how could we ever trust him here? ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing a reason...to look twice. introducing a stunning work of technology -- the entirely new lexus es. and the first-ever es hybrid. this is the pursuit of perfection. >>> we have got lots of sunshine today for a stock off nearly 70% year-to-date. talking about spectrum brands, very fitting name for sunshine. shares of the consumer products company soaring about 12%, in a deal to buy the hardware and home improvement group of stanley black & decker. the price tag? $1.4 billion in cash. >>> netflix had a rather amazing month, up about 18%. but it is our disaster du jour, which is redundant, a day after getting an upgrade, bank of america merrill lynch downgrades with as 72 target price a company called consumer edge commenting saying membership lovers -- membership numbers may have peaked in q 2, grandpa, competition ramps up, particularly from amazon.com. all this comin
because according to experts, he'd have to raise taxes on the middle class - or increase the deficit to pay for it. if we can't trust him here... how could we ever trust him here? ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] introducing a reason...to look twice. introducing a stunning work of technology -- the entirely new lexus es. and the first-ever es hybrid. this is the pursuit of perfection. >>> we have got lots of sunshine today for a stock off nearly 70% year-to-date. talking about spectrum...
232
232
Oct 8, 2012
10/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 232
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> coming up, will our children hate us because of our debt and deficit? the architect of greece's debt deal is here with a warning letter later on the "closing bell." >>> also coming up, nightmare in california. why the golden state is the only one in the country to see higher pump prices over the past couple of weeks and what that could mean for the rest of us. >>> up next, mixed signals. major averages may be near multihighs but we'll make sense out of the good and ugly. i'm an expert on softball. and tea parties. i'll have more awkward conversations than i'm equipped for because i'm raising two girls on my own. i'll worry about the economy more than a few times before they're grown. but it's for them, so i've found a way. who matters most to you says the most about you. massmutual is owned by our policyholders so they matter most to us. massmutual. we'll help you get there. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 let's talk about low-cost investing. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 at schwab, we're committed to offering you tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 low-cost investment options-- tdd#: 1-
. >> coming up, will our children hate us because of our debt and deficit? the architect of greece's debt deal is here with a warning letter later on the "closing bell." >>> also coming up, nightmare in california. why the golden state is the only one in the country to see higher pump prices over the past couple of weeks and what that could mean for the rest of us. >>> up next, mixed signals. major averages may be near multihighs but we'll make sense out of the...
272
272
Oct 8, 2012
10/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 272
favorite 0
quote 0
before we get to the deficit and all of the debates last week. were you depressed, unhappy, miserable? give us an adjective. >> well one, i'm not depressed. i see joe smiling. he's not going to yell at me today. >> there's a number of polls, an enthusiasm gap. >> i wouldn't say that. governor romney had a very good debate, no question, he put on a great show, but to me i think we should be focusing, this is a business show on friday's unemployment number, which was a great number, and not a surprise, based on what the economy's been doing over the last three years. >> 114,000 is not a great number. >> 140,000 on average over the last six months. >> what came out on friday was below expectations for 114,000. >> you know what revisions has done each month so we should look to see where the revisions are. i think if you look over this year, you're averaging about 140,000, i think we should -- >> 140,000 is anemic and not enough to bring down the rate even though it has somehow. >> i would look at it differently. i think over the last three years the
before we get to the deficit and all of the debates last week. were you depressed, unhappy, miserable? give us an adjective. >> well one, i'm not depressed. i see joe smiling. he's not going to yell at me today. >> there's a number of polls, an enthusiasm gap. >> i wouldn't say that. governor romney had a very good debate, no question, he put on a great show, but to me i think we should be focusing, this is a business show on friday's unemployment number, which was a great...
354
354
Oct 12, 2012
10/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 354
favorite 0
quote 0
we have seen $4 trillion deficits under his lack of leadership with our debt reaching $16 trillion. and as you know, if we stay on this path, by the end of his second term, should he be re-elected, it would be $20 trillion. that's unacceptable. >> is there a way to say that within the framework of what simpson/bowles are now providing, this time with the involvement of a lot of the nation's ceos? >> well, governor romney and paul ryan, like i said, have laid out a plan, not just to bring spending under control, but to reform our tax code, get people working again. because with more people in the work force, we'll be able to generate more income and that will be more money coming in. as you know, right now with 23 million americans struggling for work, many of those underemployed, they can't get good jobs. the amount of income we need just isn't coming in. >> yeah. but what i hear you saying is that it's going to be on your terms from your plan. it's not going to be in any way trying to embrace a revamped simpson/bowles. we know the congressman was on that commission and voted agains
we have seen $4 trillion deficits under his lack of leadership with our debt reaching $16 trillion. and as you know, if we stay on this path, by the end of his second term, should he be re-elected, it would be $20 trillion. that's unacceptable. >> is there a way to say that within the framework of what simpson/bowles are now providing, this time with the involvement of a lot of the nation's ceos? >> well, governor romney and paul ryan, like i said, have laid out a plan, not just to...
234
234
Oct 8, 2012
10/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 234
favorite 0
quote 0
so depending on which way the electorate goes, you're going to see the deficit reduced either by tax increases or public spending cuts or a bit of both. and i do think the intrenched positions you've had the last year and a half will in the send cause someone to blink, either the administration or congress because ultimately neither will want to push the u.s. into an unnecessary recession next year. the answer is, yes, i expect some compromise. may seem foolish given the behavior of washington in the last few quarters. but having said that, i do think you're going to see some compromise. and ultimately, although it has hurt the market, it won't be too much of a negative going into next year. >> some may argue the more important elections in the next few weeks are the spanish regional elections on the 21st, which may trigger or allow spain to then ask for a bailout. do you think that's the event to watch as opposed to -- earnings season is great, it's not going to be a headwind in your view. but do we really need spain to request a bailout in order for us -- the equity markets to move
so depending on which way the electorate goes, you're going to see the deficit reduced either by tax increases or public spending cuts or a bit of both. and i do think the intrenched positions you've had the last year and a half will in the send cause someone to blink, either the administration or congress because ultimately neither will want to push the u.s. into an unnecessary recession next year. the answer is, yes, i expect some compromise. may seem foolish given the behavior of washington...
376
376
Oct 9, 2012
10/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 376
favorite 0
quote 0
we're trapped with quantitative easing and massive deficit buildups every year. someone has to grip it and if romney is the man, good. i'd like to see him give more leadership and say i'm the man, i've done this in private business and can do that for the country. >> i think he did that the other night very clearly. >> in the debate. >> back to what you said earlier, our current sitting president if you were to look at his resume, which we can't see because he won't let us have it, seriously, we don't know what grades he got, don't know where he went to college. >> don't we know that for romney, to he? >> absolutely. i have a trade for romney. i'll give you eight more years of tax returns, you unseal all your records that you won't let us see. tell me why you surrendered your law license in illinois and why did your wife surrender her license in illinois. let us know why. you're running for the presidency. you don't have a private life anymore. it's gone. you made that decision when you said i'm running for president. what i'm saying is, we know one thing about m
we're trapped with quantitative easing and massive deficit buildups every year. someone has to grip it and if romney is the man, good. i'd like to see him give more leadership and say i'm the man, i've done this in private business and can do that for the country. >> i think he did that the other night very clearly. >> in the debate. >> back to what you said earlier, our current sitting president if you were to look at his resume, which we can't see because he won't let us...
233
233
Oct 12, 2012
10/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 233
favorite 0
quote 0
not support, we need to sit down together, all of us, led by the president, and say, look, here's our deficit, here's our goal, here's the period of time that we have in order to fix it. and here are the measures that have to be on the table, the ones we can agree on, those we disagree on, but we have to come out with a way to so that the bleeding. that means putting everything on the table. now, i oppose -- the fact is that there can be an agreement in my view that we would all have to make some sacrifices. but for me to say i would support this, i wouldn't support that, that's not the way you negotiate. >> but you're saying you won't put the mortgage tax deduction on the table. >> i wouldn't agree to it. but the fact is that there can be an agreement. >> didn't the debt ceiling negotiation show that there simply cannot be a coming to terms between republicans and democrats? each party has their own sacred house that they refuse to budge. >> the president has agreed and boehner had agreed to a certain amount of revenue increases. boehner went to to the white house and the president napded th
not support, we need to sit down together, all of us, led by the president, and say, look, here's our deficit, here's our goal, here's the period of time that we have in order to fix it. and here are the measures that have to be on the table, the ones we can agree on, those we disagree on, but we have to come out with a way to so that the bleeding. that means putting everything on the table. now, i oppose -- the fact is that there can be an agreement in my view that we would all have to make...
240
240
Oct 9, 2012
10/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 240
favorite 0
quote 0
greece says we need more time to hit our deficit targets. well, time is money. they have to borrow every single day. if they can't pay the bills, the money has to come from somewhere. so if it is going to be two years more before they balance the budget, somebody has to fill the hole. it doesn't mean the germans or the rest of europe will write the check. what a lot of individuals believe will happen is there will be a back door bailout via the ecb. remember, greece still owes the ecb 25 billion euros roughly over the next three years that really like the ecb to delay receiving payment. that's not going to happen. at least it is highly unlikely. what's likely to happen, carl, is greece to going to go to the short-term markets. they're going to issue t bills or short-term notes and their banks will buy them and bring them to the greek central bank and the greek central bank will bring them to the ecb and they will be paid back with the very money they're giving back to the greeks. it will be a big circle covering 25 billion euro hole over the next three years. di
greece says we need more time to hit our deficit targets. well, time is money. they have to borrow every single day. if they can't pay the bills, the money has to come from somewhere. so if it is going to be two years more before they balance the budget, somebody has to fill the hole. it doesn't mean the germans or the rest of europe will write the check. what a lot of individuals believe will happen is there will be a back door bailout via the ecb. remember, greece still owes the ecb 25...
244
244
Oct 10, 2012
10/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 244
favorite 0
quote 0
rates, we should close all these loopholes and take that and take all the money and put it toward the deficit. now, there could be an argument for that, but i think the dangerous thing about him saying it is going and saying it to the national press club instead of being serious and working with the gang of eight and mark warner trying to reach some sort of agreement that you can bring both sides of the aisle to. going out there and saying stuff like that. it's incendiary. >> by the way -- >> are you trying to blame him for that? was there a camera? >> i just want to understand one thing, we clearly know that under obama, tax rates are going to go up at the top. >> obama care they are. >> well -- >> you think there's a misunderstanding among either romney supporters or a misunderstanding about romney's position on this issue? >> romney told everybody in the debate. he said if you're an upper income player, don't expect you're getting any help this time around. he said it. >> do you think people six months ago thought they were getting help? >> i think that was in their wheel house. >> but the
rates, we should close all these loopholes and take that and take all the money and put it toward the deficit. now, there could be an argument for that, but i think the dangerous thing about him saying it is going and saying it to the national press club instead of being serious and working with the gang of eight and mark warner trying to reach some sort of agreement that you can bring both sides of the aisle to. going out there and saying stuff like that. it's incendiary. >> by the way...
325
325
Oct 10, 2012
10/12
by
CNBC
tv
eye 325
favorite 0
quote 0
widgets we're building that end up in inventory, what ultimately happens to them, how do they alter deficits and gdp, it's a good number and we still have jolts coming up in five minutes. melissa lee back to you. >> thank you very much, rick santelli. let's take a check on the markets, not too much of a market reaction as for now. the s&p 500 holding steady at 1,439, the dow down by 39 points and the nasdaq eeking out a gain by 0.3 of a point. we are seeing weak innocence energy. oil prices are higher but we have weakness in the energy shares down by 0.9%. probably pressured by the chevron warning that came out yesterday after the bell. >> let's get to the road map for the next hour. is the consumer back on top and here to stay? costco beating the street's estimates as fourth quarter earnings up 27% on some higher membership fees while yum! brands brushes off some of the china fears. >> walmart going straight for amazon's jugular in time for the holiday season. it will launch same-day delivery for goods purchased online so as the rivalry grows, who will come out on top? >> toyota recalling n
widgets we're building that end up in inventory, what ultimately happens to them, how do they alter deficits and gdp, it's a good number and we still have jolts coming up in five minutes. melissa lee back to you. >> thank you very much, rick santelli. let's take a check on the markets, not too much of a market reaction as for now. the s&p 500 holding steady at 1,439, the dow down by 39 points and the nasdaq eeking out a gain by 0.3 of a point. we are seeing weak innocence energy. oil...
136
136
Oct 14, 2012
10/12
by
CNN
tv
eye 136
favorite 0
quote 0
that means the deficit would rise by $6.7 trillion. it's a good first step, but budget experts say that's still too high. mitt romney, meanwhile, has focused on the cuts. his economic plan, 55% of it cap spending at 20% gdp but his plan avoid cutting from defense. mitt romney says he would approve a balanced budget plan that only spends as much as it takes in, and he would also pursue entitlement reform. mitt romney's issues are taxes. romney's plan called for a 20% tax cut across the board. he said he would balance the loopholes and he said he would take care of the middle class family. but it's impossible to lower rates without taking money from low and middle income families. his plan would leave debt at 85% gdp by the end of the decade. we've been telling you also about the fiscal cliff. budget cuts will take place at the beginning of next year unless congress acts. president obama or president romney will need to worry about a rescisicessionrecession. they won't need to worry about a deficit. it would fall this year if we fell off
that means the deficit would rise by $6.7 trillion. it's a good first step, but budget experts say that's still too high. mitt romney, meanwhile, has focused on the cuts. his economic plan, 55% of it cap spending at 20% gdp but his plan avoid cutting from defense. mitt romney says he would approve a balanced budget plan that only spends as much as it takes in, and he would also pursue entitlement reform. mitt romney's issues are taxes. romney's plan called for a 20% tax cut across the board. he...
1,360
1.4K
Oct 12, 2012
10/12
by
CNN
tv
eye 1,360
favorite 0
quote 0
but also revenue for folks who are doing very well to help reduce the deficit. because if you don't have one penny more from very wealthy people it means you sock it to everybody else. seniors on medicare pay more. less investment in our kids' education. and that's exactly the romney/ryan budget does. itzhaks it to the middle class and seniors, in order to give these tax breaks to very wealthy people. >> what do you think of the job martha raddatz did? >> i think she did a very good job. never made herself the center of the debate. >> she started off very strong with benghazi. want to play a little bit about what the vice president said about security in benghazi. >> well, we weren't told we want more security. we did not know they wanted more security. >> explain that to me. a lot of the testimony was, in fact, the, the, the government did know. that, that, that the state department was well aware that there were requests for security. doesn't that completely contradict exactly what we just saw in i think it was wednesday's testimony? >> what the vice president
but also revenue for folks who are doing very well to help reduce the deficit. because if you don't have one penny more from very wealthy people it means you sock it to everybody else. seniors on medicare pay more. less investment in our kids' education. and that's exactly the romney/ryan budget does. itzhaks it to the middle class and seniors, in order to give these tax breaks to very wealthy people. >> what do you think of the job martha raddatz did? >> i think she did a very good...
146
146
Oct 13, 2012
10/12
by
CNN
tv
eye 146
favorite 0
quote 1
finally let's take a look at the deficit. romney is planning to cut a lot more than funding to big bird and pbs. his plans include repealing obama care, reducing foreign aide and privatizing amtrak. you may notny that's that big of a deal. i use it all the time. romney says privatizing it will save $1.3 billion. the budget is made up a lot of small things. however he does it, his goal is to reduce government spending to 20% of gdp. gdp is the biggest measure of everything we produce in society. he wants to do that by the end 6 his first term. right now government spending is at 25% of gdp. let's shed some more light on what romney's america would look like. kevin hassette is an economic adviser for mitt romney. stevon moore is an editorial writer for "the wall street journal." my good friend christine romans is the host of "your bottom line" right here on cnn. folks, no party or ideological spin today, no using the name obama or the term democrat. pain the me a picture of what the world looks like under romney four years from
finally let's take a look at the deficit. romney is planning to cut a lot more than funding to big bird and pbs. his plans include repealing obama care, reducing foreign aide and privatizing amtrak. you may notny that's that big of a deal. i use it all the time. romney says privatizing it will save $1.3 billion. the budget is made up a lot of small things. however he does it, his goal is to reduce government spending to 20% of gdp. gdp is the biggest measure of everything we produce in society....
133
133
Oct 12, 2012
10/12
by
CNN
tv
eye 133
favorite 0
quote 0
don't raise the deficit. don't raise taxes on the middle class. and don't lower the share of income born by the high income earners. he'll keep saying this $5 trillion plan. it's been discredited by six other studies and their own deputy campaign manager acknowledged it wasn't correct. >> let's talk about this 20%. you have refused to offer specifics on how you pay for that 20% across the board tax cut. do you actually have the specifics or are you still working on it and that's why you won't tell voters? >> different than this administration, we want to have big bipartisan agreements. see, i understand -- >> do you have the specifics, do you have the -- >> that would be the first in a republican congress. >> look at what ronald reagan and tip o'neill did. they worked together to broaden the base and lower tax rates. what we're saying is, here is our frame work. lower taxes 20%. 1.1 million in loopholes and deductions. deny those loopholes and deductions to higher-income taxpayers so more income is taxed, which has a broader base of taxation. and
don't raise the deficit. don't raise taxes on the middle class. and don't lower the share of income born by the high income earners. he'll keep saying this $5 trillion plan. it's been discredited by six other studies and their own deputy campaign manager acknowledged it wasn't correct. >> let's talk about this 20%. you have refused to offer specifics on how you pay for that 20% across the board tax cut. do you actually have the specifics or are you still working on it and that's why you...
115
115
Oct 12, 2012
10/12
by
CNN
tv
eye 115
favorite 0
quote 0
don't raise the deficit. don't raise taxes on the middle class. and don't lower the share of income born by the high income earners. he'll keep saying this $5 trillion plan. it's been discredited by six other studies and their own deputy campaign manager acknowledged it wasn't correct. >> let's talk about this 20%. you have refused to offer specifics on how you pay for that 20% across the board tax cut. do you actually have the specifics or are you still working on it and that's why you won't tell voters? >> different than this administration, we want to have big bipartisan agreements. see, i understand -- >> do you have the specifics, do you have the -- >> that would be the first in a republican congress. >> look at what ronald reagan and tip o'neill did. they worked together to broaden the base and lower tax rates. what we're saying is, here is our frame work. lower tax rates 20%. we raise about $1.2 trillion through income taxes. we forego about $1.1 trillion in loopholes and deductions. so what we're saying is deny those so that more of their
don't raise the deficit. don't raise taxes on the middle class. and don't lower the share of income born by the high income earners. he'll keep saying this $5 trillion plan. it's been discredited by six other studies and their own deputy campaign manager acknowledged it wasn't correct. >> let's talk about this 20%. you have refused to offer specifics on how you pay for that 20% across the board tax cut. do you actually have the specifics or are you still working on it and that's why you...
142
142
Oct 12, 2012
10/12
by
CNN
tv
eye 142
favorite 0
quote 0
get the deficit under control to avoid a debt crisis. make trade work for america so we can make more things in america. and sell them overseas and champion small businesses. don't raise taxes on small businesses because they're the job creators. he talks about detroit. mitt romney is a car guy. they keep misquoting him. but let me tell you about the mitt romney i know. this is a guy two i was talking to a family in massachusetts the other day. cheryl and mark nixon. their kids were hit in a car crash, four of them, two of them, rob and reed, were paralyzed. the romneys didn't know them. they went to the same church, they never met before. mitt asked if he would come over for christmas. he brought his wife and boys and gifts and later said, i know you're struggling, mark. don't worry about their college, i'll pay for it. when mark told me this story, he -- because you know what, mitt romney doesn't tell these stories. he said it wasn't the cash help. it's that he gafe his time and he has consist enltly. this is a man who gave 30% of his
get the deficit under control to avoid a debt crisis. make trade work for america so we can make more things in america. and sell them overseas and champion small businesses. don't raise taxes on small businesses because they're the job creators. he talks about detroit. mitt romney is a car guy. they keep misquoting him. but let me tell you about the mitt romney i know. this is a guy two i was talking to a family in massachusetts the other day. cheryl and mark nixon. their kids were hit in a...
139
139
tv
eye 139
favorite 0
quote 0
happened we've had some creeping candor going on here in terms of the structural debate, structural deficit situation. governor romney made it clear that he's going to have rate cuts but not tax cuts. he's talking about revenue mutual reduction in change. on the other side president obama, this was a dog that didn't bark in effect because usually democrats talk about medicare and social security in a way that indicates they would never do anything about it. president obama to his credit did not do that. so i took some encouraging spin during the debate. >> we're encouraged. >> something that congress can build on. that may give the people in the congress working together a little more ammunition. >> very good. all right. thank you, senator. good to see you as always, senator sam nunn. john king as always. good to see you. and christine romans. coming up next big promiraculous small returns. can political leaders create jobs for our voters around the world or are they being lied to. q and a next with richard quest. to help those affected and to cover cleanup costs. today, the beaches and gul
happened we've had some creeping candor going on here in terms of the structural debate, structural deficit situation. governor romney made it clear that he's going to have rate cuts but not tax cuts. he's talking about revenue mutual reduction in change. on the other side president obama, this was a dog that didn't bark in effect because usually democrats talk about medicare and social security in a way that indicates they would never do anything about it. president obama to his credit did not...
178
178
tv
eye 178
favorite 0
quote 0
so it creates a type of deficit disorder. so reading something, you're looking, clicking through, moving on, having five screens open at once. and finally, it is replacing real-life relationships and real-life communication skills. it reduces social intelligence and emotional intelligence, because you're just busy taking in information. >> but won't we adjust? i mean, humans adjust, as time progresses you will adjust to it. >> you will adjust to having more faulty real-life relationships, yes. >> i noticed people used to go to a coffee shop, or a bar, to hang out with people. now, people are chatting on line. is this a real thing? or are we just caught up in this addict society? or an addict nation? because everybody is addicted to something. >> you know it is a new substance to become addicted to. but people who are unable to self-regulate, and experience the withdrawals, it is a very real thing, don. >> so are there people who specialize in the behavior? >> anybody who experiences it can be treated, but look at your own fam
so it creates a type of deficit disorder. so reading something, you're looking, clicking through, moving on, having five screens open at once. and finally, it is replacing real-life relationships and real-life communication skills. it reduces social intelligence and emotional intelligence, because you're just busy taking in information. >> but won't we adjust? i mean, humans adjust, as time progresses you will adjust to it. >> you will adjust to having more faulty real-life...
143
143
tv
eye 143
favorite 0
quote 0
this week it recorded the biggest straight deficit in four years. why? prices of iron ore and coal are down because of china slowing demand. china's unprecedented rise has brought with it a boon for resource-rich countries. as china's growth slows, the party is going to wind down. even the united states is not immune. i was struck by a report in "the wall street journal" this week that said u.s. exports to china of coal used in steel making grew six fold in 2009. they grew six fold again in 2010. 600% rises. but as china's steel industry faces a loss this year, demand for u.s. coal has slowed. that's contributed to layoffs for hundreds of coal miners in the state of west virginia. thousands of miners will have their penguision and benefits reduced. all of these ripple effects lead back to china. to give you a sense of its important, look at the market for metals. according to the world bank, china's consumption of refined metals has jumped 17 times since 1990. its share of global consumption of these metals jumped from 5% to 41%. over the last decade, wh
this week it recorded the biggest straight deficit in four years. why? prices of iron ore and coal are down because of china slowing demand. china's unprecedented rise has brought with it a boon for resource-rich countries. as china's growth slows, the party is going to wind down. even the united states is not immune. i was struck by a report in "the wall street journal" this week that said u.s. exports to china of coal used in steel making grew six fold in 2009. they grew six fold...
136
136
Oct 12, 2012
10/12
by
CNN
tv
eye 136
favorite 0
quote 1
i got to ask why what he called the massive deficit we have un-american, and the deficit spending has been just outrageous under republicans and democrats. why, when that was the case, he spent $90 billion sending money to green energy companies owned by friends and contributors of his. and we heard what he had to say or not say. i think we boil it down to this, he said more recently look, you can't change washington from the inside, you have to change it from the outside, we're going to give him that chance on november 6th. [ cheers and applause ] now, there were a couple places where we agreed. we agreed that we would take this country in very different directions. he points out that, actually it was the vice president that blurted out the truth, that they're planning on raising taxes by a trillion, but it's more like 2 trillion with the obama care taxes. there's no question that their spending and interest on the debt they amassed will do what one recent study showed and and that is cause them to raise taxes on the middle class. and i make this commitment to you, under no circumsta
i got to ask why what he called the massive deficit we have un-american, and the deficit spending has been just outrageous under republicans and democrats. why, when that was the case, he spent $90 billion sending money to green energy companies owned by friends and contributors of his. and we heard what he had to say or not say. i think we boil it down to this, he said more recently look, you can't change washington from the inside, you have to change it from the outside, we're going to give...
130
130
tv
eye 130
favorite 0
quote 0
the federal deficit has hit $1.1 trillion now for fiscal 2012. this is the fourth year in a row. that won't help us, that's for sure. our fourth story, developing story, two suspects from tunisia are being questioned tonight in connection with the murders of chris stevens and three other americans. jill daugherty has been digging into the story and is with us tonight. >> well, on this particular incident, we don't know a whole lot of detail, but we know those two men, they are being questioned in turkey. and the understanding is that they were somehow allegedly tied to the attack in libya. now, they were on the watch list that the u.s. compiled. that was given to the turks and the turks picked them up, apparently came into the country this week and the fbi is hoping they will have some type of access to them. >> questioned them already, but would like to have a chance to. >> right. >> there was also another development today in this investigation. this e-mail between the state department and the team benghazi surfaced. what do we know about that? >> well, this is part of, you kno
the federal deficit has hit $1.1 trillion now for fiscal 2012. this is the fourth year in a row. that won't help us, that's for sure. our fourth story, developing story, two suspects from tunisia are being questioned tonight in connection with the murders of chris stevens and three other americans. jill daugherty has been digging into the story and is with us tonight. >> well, on this particular incident, we don't know a whole lot of detail, but we know those two men, they are being...
165
165
tv
eye 165
favorite 0
quote 0
your sleep up, just go to bed a little bit earlier the next night and eventually you'll make up that deficit. >> you can make it up? >> yeah, that's the biggest thing. >> how about napping? does that help make it up? >> napping helps if it's consistent. but if you nap during the day and then it's going to make you go to bed later, so if you're not napping at the same time each day, it's not as good. so ideally, you can make up sleep. just go to bed a little bit earlier, but still wake up at the same time roughly each day. >> so you brought some props with you. these look very familiar to me, i will admit. these are things that can help you sleep better. walk me through some of them. >> it's all about quality. we talk about your sleep is cycles. you have light sleep, deep sleep, then dream, like your rem sleep. ideally, with your light sleep aspect, you want to have a dark environment. dark environment releases the hormone melatonin, which is your sleep hormone. >> that you put over your eyes. >> when it's light out, your body inhibits the release of melatonin. in a quiet environment, you wan
your sleep up, just go to bed a little bit earlier the next night and eventually you'll make up that deficit. >> you can make it up? >> yeah, that's the biggest thing. >> how about napping? does that help make it up? >> napping helps if it's consistent. but if you nap during the day and then it's going to make you go to bed later, so if you're not napping at the same time each day, it's not as good. so ideally, you can make up sleep. just go to bed a little bit earlier,...
173
173
Oct 12, 2012
10/12
by
CNN
tv
eye 173
favorite 0
quote 0
get this deficit and debt under control to prevent a debt crisis. make more things in america and sell them overseas and champion small businesses. don't raise taxes on small businesses, they're our job creators. >> they get out of the way. if they get out of the way and let us pass the tax cut for the middle class and make it permanent. they get out of the way and let us allow 14 million people who are struggling to stay in their homes because their mortgages are upside down but they never missed a mortgage payment. >> ali velshi is our chief business correspondent. ali velshi, welcome back. unemployment below 6%, to quote you, in your op-ed on cnn money, no more bs, please. care to extrapolate? >> right, so let's put the unemployment number aside for a second. that is a nonpartisan number, that's congressional budget office they say if nothing changed, we would have an unemployment rate of about 6.3% by the end of 2016. the end of the next presidential term. but as we have learned in the last week, the unemployment rate measures different things.
get this deficit and debt under control to prevent a debt crisis. make more things in america and sell them overseas and champion small businesses. don't raise taxes on small businesses, they're our job creators. >> they get out of the way. if they get out of the way and let us pass the tax cut for the middle class and make it permanent. they get out of the way and let us allow 14 million people who are struggling to stay in their homes because their mortgages are upside down but they...
101
101
tv
eye 101
favorite 0
quote 0
it was not an $8 billion deficit. >> ted, everybody is lying according to you. $250 million. >> only the republicans. >> auto industry is exceedingly important in the state, but if you look at where ohio has grown in job creation since kasik became governor, it has been in manufacturing. we have had significant growth in jobs. say, 123,000 new jobs. those have not been in the job -- in the auto industry. auto industry has not gone up. if you look at what kasik has done, he has made a real difference. he has the same philosophy and will do the same thing that mitt romney will do as president. lower taxes, less regulation, balance the budget. these are things that make a difference. the other thing that romney will do that the president is not doing and simply, frankly, is incapable of doing. i served with him for two years in the u.s. senate. nice guy. talented. horribly partisan. what mitt romney will do as president is the same thing that ronald reagan did and, frankly, bill clinton did. hold your principles. be tough. in the end you know you have to negotiate, and that's the only w
it was not an $8 billion deficit. >> ted, everybody is lying according to you. $250 million. >> only the republicans. >> auto industry is exceedingly important in the state, but if you look at where ohio has grown in job creation since kasik became governor, it has been in manufacturing. we have had significant growth in jobs. say, 123,000 new jobs. those have not been in the job -- in the auto industry. auto industry has not gone up. if you look at what kasik has done, he has...
145
145
tv
eye 145
favorite 0
quote 0
tax kuchlt in fact, he declared unequivocally that he would not cut taxes at all if they added to the deficit at all. now, as "the washington post" reporter checks out, for two years rom hi has been campaigning on a tax cut that would cost around $5 trillion over ten years. he said he would eliminate deductions and spending to pay for it. he never offers details. he did say he would cut funding for public broadcasting which was 0.01% in 2012. medicaid was 0.13%. romney also spoke in favor of regulations including much of the dodd/frank bill and he repeatedly held up as a model his health care plan in massachusetts which has added center the individual mandate and on which obama care is based. romney's transformation did not happen overnight. the candidate has been reworking his stuck stuck speech. he has a five-point stump speech. the first four points are absolutely identical to obama's stump speech. 2, dough mess tech energy, 3, retraining programs, four, domestic. on five they differ. i've long argued that romney is an intelligent man trapped in a party that has forced him to embrace extre
tax kuchlt in fact, he declared unequivocally that he would not cut taxes at all if they added to the deficit at all. now, as "the washington post" reporter checks out, for two years rom hi has been campaigning on a tax cut that would cost around $5 trillion over ten years. he said he would eliminate deductions and spending to pay for it. he never offers details. he did say he would cut funding for public broadcasting which was 0.01% in 2012. medicaid was 0.13%. romney also spoke in...
155
155
Oct 10, 2012
10/12
by
CNN
tv
eye 155
favorite 0
quote 0
i am going to blow the deficit up even larger. and by the way, all republicans, almost all republicans nationwide said we want to repeal row-wade and now says actually if you elect me, no chance. >> if we get too much caught up on him being moderate or being conservative, i'm not sure that the democrats taking advantage. where they've taken advantage is show him as someone without a consistent point of view willing to say anything because the president has to be someone who makes tough decisions even when they're unpop ulular. we'll see if that plays out. >> the bottom line he is more conservative than president obama. >> are you sure? >> absolutely. and conservatives know with a mitt romney in the white house they will get more conservative judges in federal positions. they will get -- they probably won't get, you know, the executive orders allowing international funding of abortion. that's the choice. >> that is true. of course that's true. but nobody has a problem with someone changing their mind given new information or a new
i am going to blow the deficit up even larger. and by the way, all republicans, almost all republicans nationwide said we want to repeal row-wade and now says actually if you elect me, no chance. >> if we get too much caught up on him being moderate or being conservative, i'm not sure that the democrats taking advantage. where they've taken advantage is show him as someone without a consistent point of view willing to say anything because the president has to be someone who makes tough...
120
120
Oct 11, 2012
10/12
by
CNN
tv
eye 120
favorite 0
quote 0
more importantly, he was the lead negotiator for the president during the deficit conversations. and so congressman ryan will not be able to say i'm the budget guy. biden will be able to say i was once sitting across the table from speaker john boehner, having those discussions. >> maybe that bodes well for some kind of hechft and substan. >> absolutely. >> and foreign policy, right? >> yes. biden will relish saving the president's butt. >> they are a little nervous. >> you think? >> joe biden -- little nervousness there. >> shirtless joe biden on the podium. >> my eyes are burned, i believe. >> if he has a good night he will walk off and tell the president, yeah, you owe me for that one. >> sparkling. >> of course. >> you should drink every time they mention scranton. you will be drinking. >> what about middle class? i think you would not even make it through the debate if you drink every time they say middle class. >> you want to be sober, they won't say poor. you will not hear poverty. >> how about every time they mention their parents? >> you're drinking. no question. >> midd
more importantly, he was the lead negotiator for the president during the deficit conversations. and so congressman ryan will not be able to say i'm the budget guy. biden will be able to say i was once sitting across the table from speaker john boehner, having those discussions. >> maybe that bodes well for some kind of hechft and substan. >> absolutely. >> and foreign policy, right? >> yes. biden will relish saving the president's butt. >> they are a little...